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Thursday, 8 November 2012

Today's post is the official opening day of my Spice Girls exhibit! The idea of making spice themed dolls came to me a few months back which is when I started making them. So far, I've got- Coffee, Chocolate, Orange Spice, Salt n' Pepper. Cinnamon and Vanilla are currently in the making process.

So here, I present to you- Coffee. I've always loved the idea of coffee fairies, a variety of which can be found in most craft websites and blogs, and naturally I wanted one of my own. The only problem was that I could never get the right image for my fairy, I did however have a picture in mind of an African lady picking coffee beans somewhere in the lands of Ethiopia. Incidentally, I had a piece of brown linen lying around. She was a beauty from the moment I put the body together! She reminds me of one of those petite wooden African statues, which was exactly the reason why I didn't want a busy outfit. Making the accessories was the most fun for me! I tried to keep true to the African style with her sandals which were actually my very first attempt at any kind of doll shoewear; the other boots and shoes followed this one. The basket was also made by me. I covered a little wooden bucket with some saran wrap, put some glue on the twine and wrapped it around tightly. Once it dried, I stuck half of a styrofoam ball inside and glued a couple of layers of coffee beans on top. I hope you like my Coffee!

Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Today I decided to do a photoshoot of some of the toys that are coming with me to the show, and thankfully I picked a sunny day to do that. This deer, which was originally taken from Tone Finnanger’s new book, did not inspire me at all, until I saw Alesia version of it. The sewing process was very unique and quite interesting. The only complication I had was trying to find the right branches to serve as antlers, which was a real scavenger hunt considering all of the trees and bushes are trimmed! So I pretty much had to go to the forest which probably looked ridiculous- a lady running around from tree to tree with a pair of scissors, inspecting it and then snapping off a few branches with great care. So this is what came out-Snowflake the Deer. Although Maksim insists on calling him it a dog! And to me he looks like a graceful hound too.

Sunday, 4 November 2012

And so, I am at the finish line. 6 days until the craft show! As planned, I've made a Vintage Angel, she will probably be my last doll. The upcoming week will be dedicated to packaging, tagging and fixing the unfixed. I am so nerveous! Not only is this my first show, but it is also my first public appearance. I'm a total sociophobe! So a little bit about the angel. Very little bit actually. Last night I stitched the body parts and the wings. This morning was assembly and stuffing. This was the fastest, most successful and satisfying project of mine. The photoshoot length- 5 minutes!

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Inna Tychinina

My name is Inna. I'm a mom of two children - Angelina and Maksim, hence - LinaMaks. I love to sew and knit, cook yummy treats and sometime forget about everything and satisfy my creative cravings. I have different intrests, but God hasn't given me the gift of creativity, but thats OK. If given the time, I could re-create already existing ideas from the Internet and thousands of craft magazines. And maybe then a muse will enlighten me.